Ajinkya Rahane Announces Retirement from International Cricket

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Veteran India batter Ajinkya Rahane announced his retirement from international cricket across all formats on 30 July 2026.
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The 38-year-old played 85 Tests, 90 ODIs and 20 T20Is for India after debuting in 2013.
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He is best remembered for leading an injury-hit India to a historic Test series win in Australia in 2020-21.
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He had last represented India in the 2023 Test series in the West Indies.

●Player: Ajinkya Rahane (age 38)
●Announcement: retirement from international cricket, all formats (30 July 2026)
●Career span: debut 2013; last India appearance in 2023
●Matches: 85 Tests, 90 ODIs, 20 T20Is
●Career highlight: led India to the 2020-21 Test series win in Australia

Ajinkya Rahane, a right-handed middle-order batter from Mumbai, was long valued as a dependable Test cricketer and a calm leader. His finest moment came in the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, when, as stand-in captain of an injury-ravaged side, he guided India to an improbable series victory. He continued in domestic cricket and the IPL after his last international appearance in 2023.

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★Ajinkya Rahane is associated with which sport?
★Rahane captained India to a memorable Test series win in which country in 2020-21?

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Border-Gavaskar Trophy

The Test cricket series contested between India and Australia

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•Ajinkya Rahane retired in 2026; led India to the 2020-21 Test series win in Australia

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•Associate Rahane with the 2020-21 Australia series win and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

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Ajinkya Rahane, who retired in July 2026, is associated with which sport?

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